Prepared guitar

A prepared guitar is a guitar which has had its timbre altered by placing various objects on or between the instrument's strings, including other extended techniques.

Related Topics:
Guitar - Timbre - Extended technique

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The method was probably developed in the late 1960s by Keith Rowe, in imitation of John Cage's prepared piano.

Related Topics:
Keith Rowe - John Cage - Prepared piano

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Fred Frith and Sonic Youth have also utilized prepared guitars, as have classical guitarists such as the Elgart/Yates Duo, who have also written a pamphlet on the subject entitled "Prepared Guitar Techniques".

Related Topics:
Fred Frith - Sonic Youth

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